- Schedule and cost control in dwelling construction using control charts
- A Ramirez-de-Arellano ; R. Falcon ; A. Fonseca ; M. Marrero
- The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 8, 63-79
- Book Title / Journal:
- Year: 2014 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Structural response of historical and residential buildings during dredging activities in the Genoa Harbour
- A. Pieracci ; S Cattari ; S.. Lagomarsino ; C. Eva ; R. De ; S. Barani
- Book Title / Journal: 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey
- Year: 2014 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- The production and implementation of socioeconomic fragility functions for use in rapid worldwide earthquake loss estimation
- J.E. Daniell ;
- Book Title / Journal: 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey
- Year: 2014 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Eurocodes: Structural fire design
- M. Bellová
- Book Title / Journal: Procedia Engineering
- Year: 2013 , Volume: Vol.65 , Series:
- Other Structural
- Description
- The European Commission together with European Committee for Standardisation organized and supported on 27-28 November 2012 in Brussels, Belgium – International workshop with worked examples: STRUCTURAL FIRE DESIGN. In the workshop took part 117 participants from 28 countries. Author of this paper was in Brussels the only representative from the Slovak Republic. The workshop sessions presented the fire resistance assessment of structures according to the Eurocodes. Each session focused on a specific structural material (steel, steel and concrete composite, concrete, masonry, and timber with the exception of aluminium) and addressed the principles and design methods followed by worked example(s) [1]. Definitions of actions in fire situations were also presented with basic principles and examples at the beginning of the workshop sessions.
The principal objectives of the workshop were to:
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transfer knowledge and information to representatives of key organisations/institutions, industry and technical associations in the Member States of European Committee for Standardisation;
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provide state-of-the-art training material, background information and worked examples to Eurocodes trainers and users;
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facilitate exchange of views, networking and cooperation.
Contribution includes review of background and applications concerning structural fire design of concrete structures, presented at the workshop.
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- Awareness of the industrialized building system (IBS) implementation in Northern Malaysia - A Case Study in Perlis
- U. Kassim ; L. Walid
- Book Title / Journal: Procedia Engineering
- Year: 2013 , Volume: Vol. 53 , Series:
- Other Structural
- Description
- The Industrialized Building Systems (IBS) can be defined in which all building components such as the wall, slab, beam, column and staircase are mass-produced either in the factory or on the factory site under strict quality control and minimal wet site activities (Warswaski, 1999). This research aims at looking into the current awareness of the IBS usage and its exposure method to the relevant population in Perlis, Malaysia. A total of 100 questionnaires were handed out to several parties, namely the Officer's Contractors’ Association of Malaysia (20), Public Works Department (PWD) Perlis (20), Repository Development Officer at River Chuchuh, Perlis (10), Lecturers, Engineering students (25) and the public (25). From the methods, 80% respondents have demonstrated an extent of general knowledge about this system. Meanwhile, 40% know about this system in great detail. Gradually, more respondents agree on the implementation of this system taking place in Perlis. Developers are under the impression that the implementation of the IBS is accompanied by high costs. As the conclusion, profound awareness of the benefits of using the IBS system is pivotal, as this technique is able to function effectively in the competition-based construction industry today.
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- Development of a multi-disciplinary graduate course on consequence-based earthquake risk management.
- Y. Hashash ; A.M. Mwafy ; A. S. Elnashai ; J.F. Hajjar
- International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, Vol. 22, Nos. 1/2, pages 127-147.
- Book Title / Journal:
- Year: 2012 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Reconstructing schools in post-earthquake Haiti
- D.J. Carson ; E. Oldershaw ; S. Copp ; K. Cryer
- Book Title / Journal: The 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal
- Year: 2012 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Integrated fire engineering and response - case studies.
- F. Wald ; I. Burgess ; G. Rein ; L. Kwasniewski ; P.V. Real ; K. Horova
- CTU Publishing Production, Czech Technical University in Prague.
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- Year: 2012 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Critical success factors for safety program implementation among construction companies in Saudi Arabia
- S. Al Haadir ; K. Panuwatwanich
- Book Title / Journal: Procedia Engineering
- Year: 2011 , Volume: Vol.14 , Series:
- Other Structural
- Description
- Saudi Arabia is considered one of the fastest growing countries in the Middle East. Despite this fact, the overall level of construction safety in Saudi Arabia has been relatively low. Many construction companies in Saudi Arabia have tried to control the rising costs of accidents and reduce projects delays due to the accidents; however, they do not know why the safety programs do not work efficiently, or where to start. This study has a main aim which is identifying the critical factors affecting the successful implementation of safety programs among construction companies in Saudi Arabia. Considering the current lack of understanding on these factors within this particular context, this study is the first and essential step to promoting comprehensive safety programs implementation within the Saudi Arabia construction industry. To achieve this aim, this study examined and synthesised numerous factors identified in past research studies on construction safety, whereby a set of factors was developed. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was then conducted to prioritise these factors, based on the input from a group of experts representing 18 construction companies in Saudi Arabia. Finally, Pareto principle was employed to develop seven most critical success factors, which represent the areas where companies should focus their attention and effort to achieve better safety levels through effective implementation programs.
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- Cost effectiveness of using low cost housing technologies in construction
- V. Tam
- Book Title / Journal: Procedia Engineering
- Year: 2011 , Volume: Vol.14 , Series:
- Other Structural
- Description
- Adequate shelter for all people is one of the pressing challenges faced by the developing countries. India is currently facing a shortage of about 17.6 million houses. The dream of owning a house particularly for low-income and middle-income families is becoming a difficult reality. Hence, it has become a necessity to adopt cost effective, innovative and environment-friendly housing technologies for the construction of houses and buildings for enabling the common people to construct houses at affordable cost. This paper compares construction cost for the traditional and low cost housing technologies. Case studies in India are used for the investigation. Construction methods of foundation, walling, roofing and lintel are compared. Strength and durability of the structure, stability, safety and mental satisfaction are factors that assume top priority during cost reduction. It is found that about 26.11% and 22.68% of the construction cost can be saved by using low cost housing technologies in comparison with the traditional construction methods in the case studies for walling and roofing respectively. This proves that using low cost housing technologies is a cost effective construction approach for the industry.
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- A new approach to the teaching of structural mechanics
- N. Lam
- Book Title / Journal: Procedia Engineering
- Year: 2011 , Volume: Vol.14 , Series:
- Other Structural
- Description
- This paper illustrates the innovative use of EXCEL spreadsheets for introducing some elementary concepts of structural analysis in undergraduate teaching. The interactive and transparent attributes of the spreadsheet environment have been well exploited. This style of delivery has been extended to solving much more advanced structural analysis problems the illustrations of which have been cited in the paper.
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- Chile 27 F: Lessons and Future Challenges.
- E. Rios
- Proceedings of the Ninth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering Building an Earthquake-Resilient Society, Auckland, New Zealand, Paper 242.)
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- Year: 2011 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Human Casualties in Earthquakes: Modelling and Mitigation.
- F. Chai ; R. Lin ; R. Spence ; E. So
- Proceedings of the Ninth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering Building an Earthquake-Resilient Society, Auckland, New Zealand, Paper 224.)
- Book Title / Journal:
- Year: 2011 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- Integrated fire engineering and response- State of the art report.
- F. Wald ; I. Burgess ; J. De La Quintana ; P.V. Real ; L. Kwasniewski ; K. Horova
- Print Prazska technika , Czech Technical University in Prague.
- Book Title / Journal:
- Year: 2011 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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- The Application of Thermal Imaging as a Nondestructive Test in Historic Buildings
- S. Nikzad ; B.M. Kari ; F. Tahmasebi
- 12DBMC - 12th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components, Porto, Portugal.
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- Year: 2011 , Volume: , Series:
- Other Structural
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